SHRUBS FOR FORCING IN WATER IN EARLY SPRING : Page 851
The forsythias or golden bells are the easiest and most successful
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plants for forcing in water. All sorts of currants are likely to besuccessful, even including the common black currant of our gardens.The dogwoods, especially the cornelian cherry, should not be over-looked. The fruit trees, such as apples, plums, cherries, and pears,may all be forced though they respond slowly and require severalweeks' time and much patience. The lilacs do not seem to respondeasily to forcing in water, nor do the magnolias. There are manycommon sorts of shrubs, some of which are listed below, which willprovide flowers or catkins.